Aug 30 WATCH: White House holds briefing as Hurricane Idalia moves across Florida By Terry Spencer, Associated Press State officials, 5,500 National Guardsman and rescue crews were in search-and-recovery mode, inspecting bridges, clearing toppled trees and looking for anyone in distress. Continue reading
Aug 30 Giuliani liable in defamation lawsuit from Georgia election workers By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The judge ordered Giuliani to pay more than $130,000 in lawyers' fees and other costs for shirking his duty to turn over information requested by the election workers as part of their lawsuit. Continue reading
Aug 30 3.6 million workers to be eligible for overtime pay under a proposed Biden administration rule By Alexandra Olson, Associated Press The new rule would require employers to pay overtime to so-called white collar workers who make less than $55,000 a year. Continue reading
Aug 29 Native nations on front lines of climate change share knowledge and find support at intensive camps By Hallie Golden, Associated Press Tribes suffer some of the most severe impacts of climate change in the U.S. but often have the fewest resources to respond. This makes the intensive camps an important training ground and community-building space. Continue reading
Aug 29 EPA head says he's fully supports decision to block Alaska mine and protect salmon-rich Bristol Bay By Mark Thiessen, Associated Press The nation's top environmental official said he fully supports his agency's decision to block a proposed gold and copper mine in Alaska's salmon-rich Bristol Bay, even as the state of Alaska has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn that… Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch 5:47 How Meadows' testimony in Georgia could help shape case against Trump By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan, Ian Couzens In a surprising move Monday, former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows took the stand in a Georgia federal court in hopes of moving his high-profile case on conspiracy to subvert the 2020 election from a state court… Continue watching
Aug 29 Russian nationalist ordered to stay in prison after accusing Putin of weakness and indecision By Associated Press Igor Strelkov is a retired security officer who led Moscow-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine in 2014 and who was convicted of murder in the Netherlands for his role in the downing of a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet. Continue reading
Aug 29 The U.N. says at least 183 people have been killed in Ethiopia in Amhara region unrest since July By Cara Anna, Associated Press The U.N. office also says the human rights situation in Ethiopia is deteriorating, with more than 1,000 people reportedly arrested under a state of emergency declared early this month over the unrest. Continue reading
Aug 29 Guatemalan president calls for democratic transition of power amid legal attacks on rising anti-corruption party By Sonia Pérez D., Megan Janetsky, Associated Press Hours before the country's Supreme Electoral Tribunal certified late Monday that Arévalo won this month's presidential runoff election, the countrys electoral registry suspended his party from all political activities. Continue reading
Aug 29 Tennessee lawmakers abruptly end tumultuous session spurred by school shooting By Kimberlee Kruesi, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press The GOP-dominant Statehouse refused to take up gun control measures over the past week and instead spent most of their time involved in political infighting. Continue reading